Galway City Council has announced that Pay and Display parking, both on-street and in car parks, now also applies on Sundays. Chargeable hours for all Pay and Display parking are: 8.30am-6.30pm Mondays to Saturdays 1pm – 6pm on Sundays Charges for on-street Pay and Display parking are 50 cents for 15 minutes, €2 for one hour and €4 for two hours. A minimum charge of 50 cents applies and a 2 hour maximum stay applies. Long term car parks are located at The Greyhound Track, Dyke Road and Galway Cathedral and a daily rate of €4 applies regardless of time or duration of stay. Short term car parks are located at Mill Street and Bowling Green where an hourly rate of €2 applies.
whineflu wrote: » Have to laugh at rural people complaining they can't go shopping in town at the weekend due to having to pay for parking. Plenty of cash for shopping but not for parking. We are a family living in the inner suburbs and it is a regular Sunday occurrence that our street is filled with cars left there from Saturday. Many are not picked up until Monday morning. The family members and home help who visit some elderly neighbours usually have a job finding parking. God help you if you have to go somewhere on Saturday afternoon as you may not get parking on your street again until Monday.
Kieran Cold Cab wrote: » People coming in from the county have the exact same rights as you have to park on a public road. I suppose you would rather people dove home drunk than being sensible and parking up for the night
Carly Flabby Eyeteeth wrote: » People coming in from the county have the exact same rights as you have to park on a public road. I suppose you would rather people dove home drunk than being sensible and parking up for the night
Redhairedguy wrote: » Quite a slippery slope there; and very misrepresentative of the argument in question. Maybe there should be a dedicated 'county drinkers' carpark. :pac:
whineflu wrote: » I have no problem with people diving home drunk as long as they are wearing life jackets.
xckjoo wrote: » I'd disagree with that. Surely people who live there have a right to park near their house? Houses in the city often don't have driveways.
ratracer wrote: » Is that only for Sunday's, or should it be every day of the week ( since this thread is about Sunday parking charges)
Mrs OBumble wrote: » Nope. People who live there have far more rights than visitors from the next estate, the bogs of north Galway or the citiess of the USA. If you want to drink, appoint a dessicated driver or go to a local pub. Or just park in a multi story carpark in town.
gordongekko wrote: » Don't have a link but according to the tribune they appear to be having doubts about it.
Carly Flabby Eyeteeth wrote: » This has been done to death on the motors forum. On a public road nobody has any more or less rights to a parking space if you live in an area or are from the other side of the county. They are public roads.
Appointing a designated driver is of no interest to many and everyone likes to hit town now and again even if they have a decent local. You must be having a laugh if you expect people to pay the large cost of parking in a multi story all night. Luckily however you are incorrect and people from outside are fully entitled to park on the public roads in the city the same as people who live there.
There is uproar over this, it's being talked about every day at the races when you bump into people. I would not be surprised if there was a U turn on this as people are not one bit happy.
xckjoo wrote: » What's wrong with the likes of the Dyke Road car park for long term parking? It's €4 a day.
Kieran Cold Cab wrote: » People coming in from the county have the exact same rights as you have to park on a public road.
Mrs OBumble wrote: » Nope. People who live there have far more rights than visitors from the next estate, the bogs of north Galway or the citiess of the USA.
Unrealistic wrote: » If having a driveway is important to someone then they should buy/rent a house with a driveway. If they instead choose to live in a city centre house without a driveway then they need to accept the tradeoff that parking is going to become more difficult and they aren't legally entitled to priority over any public parking spaces just because they live in the area.
Carly Flabby Eyeteeth wrote: » There is uproar over this, it's being talked about every day at the races when you bump into people. I would not be surprised if there was a U turn on this as people are not one bit happy.
xckjoo wrote: » Not saying that residents have priority over non-residents. Everyone that pays has equal priority. The difference is that residents can get a yearly parking permit, whereas non-residents have to pay-per-use.
Ardent wrote: » I welcome this move. Saturday night drinkers should abandon their cars in the multi-purpose car parks, it's impossible to find on-street parking on a Sunday.
Carly Flabby Eyeteeth wrote: » Another nail in the coffin of already struggling businesses in the city. What sort of brain dead individuals are coming up with this stuff.
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